In the best fighter category, Rousey beat out Floyd Mayweather, Donald Cerrone, Terence Crawford, and Gennedy Golovkin. Rousey dropped some reality on Mayweather, a serial domestic abuser with multiple convictions, in a post-win interview:

The other nominess for Best Female Athlete were tennis legend Serena Williams, basketball player Breanna Stewart, and skier Lindsey Vonn.

Rousey next fights on August 1, when she defends her title for the fifth time at UFC 190 against Bethe Correia (9-0).